All MCQs for Competitive Exams

161

Which poet published her debut collection, 'The Colossus', in 1960?

A

Marianne Moore

B

Elizabeth Bishop

C

Sylvia Plath

D

Laura Jackson

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162

Between 1890 and 1919, which of the following themes were significant preoccupations in Western European literature?

A

All of the above

B

Bourgeois sensibility

C

Sexual mores

D

The importance of the irrational

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163

What are the defining characteristics of Jazz music in the context of modern artistic expression?

A

A musical invention of the modern age that allows for experimentation of form

B

All of the above

C

A way of questioning Victorian moral conceptions

D

An example of subjective artistic expression

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164

According to critical analysis, what shared traits did Langston Hughes possess with other prominent modernist poets?

A

Both A and C

B

Hughes wrote about the legacy of the American Civil War and its long-term cultural consequences.

C

Hughes was very conscious that hewas an American poet, and this profoundly influenced his writing.

D

Hughes introduced new subject-matter and new language into poetry.

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165

George Bernard Shaw’s 'Man and Superman' is categorized as which type of drama?

A

Comedy of Ideas

B

Romantic Comedy

C

Comedy of Manners

D

Comedy of Errors

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166

In which play does the character Henry Higgins appear?

A

none of these

B

Pygmalion

C

Candida

D

saint joan

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167

In his essay 'The Roots of Modernism,' how does Christopher L.C.E. Witcombe characterize the definition of modernism?

A

Modernism is the philosophy of modern art.

B

Both A and C

C

Modernism is the historical period which followed the modern period.

D

Modernism is the art produced during the modern period.

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168

Which of the following poets is associated with 'The Movement' of the 1950s?

A

Philip Larkin

B

Thom Gunn

C

Dylan Thomas

D

both A and C

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169

Which of the following literary movements are associated with the Modernist period?

A

There were no movements during the modernist time period.

B

Symbolism, Naturalism, and Postmodernism.

C

Transcendentalism, Symbolism, and Dark Romanticism.

D

The Harlem Renaissance, The Lost Generation, and Confessional Poetry.

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170

Which characteristics accurately describe Marianne Moore's poem 'A Grave'?

A

It has a subtle formal structure, even though it does not use rhyme.

B

Both A and C

C

It uses alliteration and iambic pentameter.

D

It juxtaposes human consciousness against the sea.

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